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10 posts tagged with "Opinion"

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Open Source Opinion

Why Your Time Tracking Tool Should Be Open Source

Vendor lock-in, surprise pricing, and disappearing features. Here's why open source time tracking isn't just nice to have — it's the only sane choice.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Pricing Opinion

You're Paying 10x Too Much for Time Tracking

A 50-person team on Harvest pays $600/month. On Miru Pro, that's $50. Here's the math on why per-seat pricing is a scam.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Pricing Opinion

Why We Charge $1 Per Person (And Why Everyone Else Charges 10x More)

Per-seat pricing at $10-15/person is a racket. Here's the math behind Miru's $1/member pricing and why it works.

Vipul A M · · 4 min read
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Pricing Opinion

Per-Seat Pricing Is Broken: A Rant

Slack, Harvest, Jira — they all charge per seat. Here's why this pricing model punishes growth and how to escape it.

Vipul A M · · 4 min read
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Pricing Opinion

Why We Don't Do Annual Contracts

No annual lock-ins. No discounts for commitment. If the product is good, people stay. If it's not, no contract will save you.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Product Opinion

We Deleted Our Roadmap

Public roadmaps are a trap. They become contracts, not plans. Here's why we stopped publishing ours and what we do instead.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Culture Opinion

No Meetings on Wednesdays: How We Ship Faster

One day a week with zero meetings. No standups, no syncs, no 'quick calls.' Just eight hours of uninterrupted work.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Engineering Opinion

We Run a Monolith and We're Not Sorry

Microservices are a scaling solution for organizations, not technology. Here's why a Rails monolith serves Miru perfectly.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Freelancers Opinion

Charge More: A Letter to Every Freelancer Underpricing Themselves

You're charging $50/hour when you should charge $150. Here's the math, the psychology, and the permission you need.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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Engineering Opinion

Why We Don't Use TypeScript on the Backend

TypeScript is great for React components. It's overkill for a Rails API. Here's our take on where types help and where they just add noise.

Vipul A M · · 3 min read
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